Posts by: Judith
Our world communicates with us through patterns. Those patterns
reflect the way our world functions. We learn how to read our world
through our perceptions and what knowledge we glean from them. We make
sounds, gestures and symbols to express ourselves both to others and
just for self-expression. The latter is […]
About a year ago Dr. and Mrs Epstein posed a question regarding whether the cis in decision is related to the scis in scissors. There was also some discussion about the process of making decisions. This latter part related to an earlier discussion regarding the present practice of allowing man made machines to do much […]
Since the posting of April 19, 2018, I’ve let my brain gallop around the field awhile.This won’t be the final words on this subject as there are other runerows which were consolidated into the Northumbrian Runerow used in the writing of English. Another name for Wyn is Wunjo which is described as joy, harmony, balance […]
It is time to revisit W, V, Wyn and the idea of “Joy”. The symbol for the rune Wyn is a wind vane. What joy has to do with wind vanes has been a real puzzle so, I have been declining the words with W as a “double U”, as two runes of group energy. […]
As usual, ‘Man’ refers to human. There is no distinction in the English alphabetic symbols for ‘woman’. Our symbols are based in/fundamental /principles of nature as we are able to perceive it hence, we don’t make distinctions among variants of humanity (or of any lifeform) based upon organs of reproduction.. The sense of the word […]
Have you ever heard of this ‘atl atl’ thing? I hadn’t until one of our colleagues/ class members mentioned it. She had taken a prize in an ‘atl atl’ competition when just a girl. As I recall, it was a Boy Scout competition; therefore, we have several things unusual about this story including the seldom […]
In a few of my postings, I referred to an article in the December 25, 2016, “This Weeks” magazine, an alternative-newspaper which referred to English as “weird”. This complaint is not uncommon other than in word-choice. Many such critics have suggested replacing English with a language that is not so difficult to understand. Strangely enough, […]
For the last few years I have been introducing information about the sense of our words into our Torah Talk discussions. Then, about three weeks ago, one of our members inquired about my “authority” to speak. Since the inquiry was phrased in a variety of ways, I wasn’t certain how to respond. Upon further reflection […]
Most of the Runes suggested as those of ‘English’ were from a Mr. Bruce Dickens and were in “The Story of English” by Robert Burchfield. Only the rune and an alphabetic symbol were given. I supplemented the list with additional information by reading about the meanings from Nigel Pennick’s books on runes. He is not […]
‘Atrocities’ is a word I used in a recent post but, I don’t know the sense of it. Runically, it breaks down but, the sense is so broad it is non-specific. ‘A position of the substantive ‘oak’ -which is transformative and regulated’. This is ‘a significant, descriptive sense’, so much so it requires a more […]
Since I have not yet got this book into print, I’m going to give a brief summary of our English alphabet and its Runic sense. It is literally the sense, not a definition. The sense of a thing refers to how we experience a thing with which we are familiar. To be familiar with a […]
“The Alphabet Versus the Goddess” is a new book by Leonard Shlain. I finished reading it a couple of weeks ago. This book was recommended to me by “Gary”, a participant in the classes/seminars I’ve been holding. This is relevant because it is a part of my research method. I’ve written about the difficulty of […]
Vikings and sword games are all over the place these days. I see them at the parks frequently, usually youngsters in tights, tunics, capes and caps or helmets, swinging swords and claiming victory or accepting defeats. I’ve recently read that these exercises are connected with some electronic games. I cannot help but reflect on those […]
This word, pseudepigraphica came up. There was a question about the spelling and the sense. I have been accustomed to seeing psuedo- written as a prefix with the ‘o’ attached as a combining form. I also have been used to saying it with a ‘way’ sound as in suede. The dictionary says that pseudo- carries […]
Before editing “Gender, Trees and Man” (Take 1), I’m going to do a Take 2. One of the most important parts of writing something, is reading it to see what has or has not been said -and whether it should be. The sense of the word gender needs analysis. Gen is a sense element which […]
A significant point made in Lachlan Maclean’s “Celtic Languages” is that symbols of a language must be constants if a language is to live. Languages die every day because those who understood what the words mean have ceased to be. When those who understand the words die, the language also dies. Maclean speaks of language […]
After posing the question of whether the Hawthorn is the third tree of those expected, I reflected on the fact that English was originally four related languages known as West Saxon, Kentish, Mercian and Northumbrian [ref]”Concise Compendium of the World’s Languages” p.143 Campbell, George p.143[/ref]These are called by various names but all are referred to […]
What does ‘sure’ mean and why not spell the word as it sounds – Shure? The -ur is Ur, the rune which refers to our population of people. Ur is symbolized by the uroch, a European buffalo now considered extinct. This is a symbol which expresses the basic, essential power of the people. If we […]
The Runes
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- Judith has written (and re-written) the pages below, initially for a book and now for this website. These files are still under revision, and should not be treated as stable documents.
Tabular Illustrations
